J150 Plaque, Julia and George Farr

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1986 marked the 150th anniversary of the colonisation of South Australia. To commemorate the sesquicentenary, the Jubilee 150 Board decided to honour a selection of people who had made a significant contribution to the community or gained national and international recognition for their work. It created a Jubilee 150 Walk of 150 bronze plaques set in the footpath of North Terrace.

A clergyman and headmaster, George Henry Farr was a champion of gentlemanly behaviour, honesty and good sportsmanship. The plight of the girls in the Destitute Asylum spurred on his social worker wife, Julia Warren Farr.

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History Trust of South Australia, ‘J150 Plaque, Julia and George Farr’, Adelaidia, History Trust of South Australia, http://adelaidia.sa.gov.au/things/j150-plaque-julia-and-george-farr, accessed 25 May 2019.